Good news: The Netherlands: This pig has been painting for six years +++ Exotic animals don’t belong in the living room +++ Norway introduces compulsory labeling for retouched pictures and filters
The best news in the BRIGITTE Good News Ticker for July 2022
The news often shows the horrors of this world – currently, for example, the corona pandemic and the Ukraine war. But there are not only the dark sides, our world has so much beauty in store for us. We want to celebrate the little everyday things and give you something positive to take with you. It’s time for good news – if not now, then when?
July 12, 2022
The pig that paints
You probably don’t see a pig painting pictures every week either, and the fact that these are then exhibited in well-known art metropolises such as Amsterdam and London is also surprising. But the artist pig Pigcasso has made it and by selling the pictures he is raising money for the farm Sanctuary SA in South Africa where he lives. The money is used to finance rescue, rehabilitation and education initiatives at the sanctuary.
The works are now being exhibited in Germany for the first time. Since July 1, 2022, the pictures in Dr. Wolf’s Wunderkammer in Hann. to see mouths. The exhibition will run until September 23, 2022 and can be visited from Thursday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Pigcasso was rescued from an industrialized pig farm on the outskirts of Cape Town in 2016, one month after birth, by her current owner, Joanne Lefson. Lefson quickly realized that the sow was interested in the brushes that were left in the stable. She set up a canvas, adjusted brushes, and encouraged Pigcasso to paint. She has been doing nothing else for six years now and has now created 500 original works of art.
Lefson isn’t just about the donations, it’s about creating a connection between our food, farm animals and climate change through this unusual collaboration to enable a kinder, more sustainable world.
July 11, 2022
Netherlands: Exotics are not allowed in the living room
The so-called positive list has been in force in the Netherlands since 2015 – a list of all animals that may be kept in the Netherlands. A final review of the animal species was still pending. Now the final list has been released. In addition to dogs and cats, some wild animals are also allowed, although they have already been domesticated, such as fallow deer. Not to be found are the very popular servals. These are big cats, which are smaller than their relatives tigers, lions and Co., but no less maintenance-intensive.
Many who have acquired such a big cat cannot meet the requirements for keeping them. In addition, big cats can be dangerous. Many exotic animals end up in animal shelters because the owners are overwhelmed. But the homes are often not prepared to take in such animals.
The new regulations will take effect from 2024. However, anyone who has previously acquired an exotic animal may keep it until death.
July 4, 2022
Norway introduces mandatory labeling for retouched images and filters
Who hasn’t activated a filter on Instagram, even if it’s just to make the photo a little lighter, darker or brighter. In the digital world, artificial filters and retouched images are used to ensure that people look as smooth as possible and usually quite unnatural: so that the ideals of beauty are no longer attainable. Norway is now putting an end to the filter craze – at least in part.
Because: From now on, influencers and advertisers in Norway must explicitly indicate if the appearance of people in advertisements has been changed. The change in the law only applies to paid ads. These must be provided with a circular, uniform notice. Changes to be marked include body shape, size and skin, such as changes in face shape, broader shoulders and narrower hips.
Norway has cleared a first hurdle with the new law. They want young people in particular to realize that advertising does not always show reality. However, there is no general labeling requirement for social media. Similar demands are being made for Germany. The federal government has already been asked by a large majority to introduce legal regulations on the labeling of retouched advertising images and the use of beauty filters – here, too, the focus is on advertising.
July 1, 2022
E-waste can now be handed in when shopping
Who doesn’t know it, the hair dryer gives up the ghost and the toaster just doesn’t produce any crispy slices of bread anymore – but what to do with the old devices now? From July 1, 2022, it will be much easier for consumers to dispose of used electronic devices. From Friday, these can simply be handed in at supermarkets and discounters – regardless of whether they were bought there.
The background is a new version of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act that was passed last year. However, there are a few restrictions, so you should first inquire whether the supermarket on the corner really accepts your old hair dryer.
- The supermarkets must have more than 800 square meters of retail space.
- The markets themselves have to sell electrical and electronic equipment several times a year or continuously (to meet this requirement, electric toothbrushes on offer are enough).
- The old devices must be of a certain size. The edge length must not be more than 25 centimeters. This means that items such as a kettle, razor, but also a smartphone are allowed.
- The obligation to take back is limited to three devices per device type.
- Large devices can only be taken back if the customer buys a new device of the same type.
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Sources used: spiegel.de, rundschau-online.de, tagesschau.de, mdr.de